THE SINGAPORE BASE
DOCKING OF AMERICAN CRUISER POSSIBLE REPERCUSSIONS WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. (Received Sept. 24, at 11.30 p.m.) Mr Cordell Hull said he had no confirmation officially that the United States cruiser Augusta might go to Singapore fcr overhaul, saying, that, if the report were true, it was a common custom and courtesy among nations to permit a vessel -ito enter the nearest dry dock if repairs were urgently reauired. Other quarters, however, suggested dry docking the Augusta at Singapore might have tremendous repercussions since it would be the first official use of Singapore for servicing, an American vessel.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24412, 25 September 1940, Page 7
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